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By Ben Fried

8:57 AM EST on February 5, 2010

Cy Vance Won’t Charge Former Top Cop Howard Safir for Leaving the Scene (News, City Room)
Post Pins Blame for MTA Budget Woes on “Bean Counters,” Not Legislators
Use Stim Funds to Pay for Transit Service? MTA Still Opposed Despite Horrific Deficit… (NY1)
…And Even Though Stim Cash for Mega-Projects Isn’t Creating Many Jobs (SAS)
New Coalition Tells Congress to Increase Federal Support for Transit Service (MTR)
Boston, Minneapolis Set to Launch Bike-Share Systems in a Few Months (NPR)
Bloomberg Equates Carrying a Gun With Driving — If You’re Drunk (Bronx News)
State Controller Auditing MTA Overtime Pay (News)
Winner of NYC BigApps Competition Lets You Find Nearest Subway on Your Mobile Phone (News)
Prius Owners Shell-Shocked By Safety Flaws… Imagine If They Heard Transit Is Safer, Greener (NYT)

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Ben Fried

Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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